You will serve as a Supervisory IT Specialist for the Small Business Administration (SBA), Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience (ODR&R), Field Operations Center East - FOCE in Atlanta, Georgia. The employee supervises/directs on site and remote technical staff that fluctuates throughout the year, depending on the workload and disaster activity levels, in the planning, designing, and operation of complex IT systems in a variety of environments.

Duties

As a Supervisory Information Technology Specialist at the GS-2210-14, some of your typical work assignments may include: Plans and carries out difficult and complex assignments in the delivery of customer support services. Assignments include interpreting IT policies, standards, and requirements and modifying and adapting existing methods and approaches, implementing recommendations independently or as a team member with other Disaster Enterprise Centers and Offices, providing advice and guidance on a wide range and variety of complex IT issues, evaluating and recommending new or enhanced approaches to delivering IT services, and analyzing and recommending resolution of complex issues associated with responding to customer requests and requirements. Provides advice and assistance to the subordinate supervisor and staff when diagnosing and resolving unique, unusual, difficult, and complex problems in response to customer reported incidents. Minimizing interruptions to critical business activities and providing written analysis and guidance to be used when addressing similar problems in the future. Researches, evaluates, and provides feedback on problematic trends and incident and request trends and patterns in customer support requirements, assessing overall customer support effectiveness. Researches, evaluates, and recommends new tools to enhance delivery of customer requirements. Identifies priorities and barriers to recommendations and presents recommendations, in writing or orally, to a variety of stakeholders. Drafts related policy and procedures associated with new tools and approaches and develops implementing guidance. Develops customer support procedures, standards, and performance metrics for the organization serviced. Drafts, reviews, and provides comments on procedures, standards, and metrics from higher levels within SBA and the Disaster Enterprise program. Ensures application and accountability of information security/information assurance policies, principles, and practices in the delivery of customer support services. IMPORTANT NOTES: This is a Permanent position, which is a competitive service status position with a full-time work schedule. This position is also being announced under DE announcement, # DE-12240180-24-ADP. Mandatory Overtime: In order to respond quickly and efficiently to disaster survivors, substantial compensated overtime hours may be required during heightened disaster activity. If required to travel to a disaster site, you may encounter hazardous working and/or living conditions, for example, no water or electricity and/or minimal lodging facilities. A valid driver's license may be required. By applying for this position with SBA's Office of Disaster Recovery & Resilience, you can enjoy challenging but satisfying work and join a highly motivated and diverse team that helps families and businesses rebuild their lives after a disaster. Additional selections may be made from this announcement if identical vacancies occur within 180 days from the closing date. This position is not included in a bargaining unit.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship is required.
• You must be able to obtain and maintain a Government travel credit card.
• Favorable background investigation and credit check are required.
• Credit score below 500 may negatively impact consideration in the hiring process.
• You may be required to complete a one-year probationary period.
• You must meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date, if applicable.
• A one-year supervisory/managerial probationary period may be required.
• This position is not included in a bargaining unit.

Qualifications

OPM Qualifications Standards (2210 Series Basic Requirements) Applicant must have IT-related experience demonstrating each of the four competencies listed below. Attention to Detail - Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail. Customer Service - Works with clients and customers (that is, any individuals who use or receive the services or products that your work unit produces, including the general public, individuals who work in the agency, other agencies, or organizations outside the Government) to assess their needs, provide information or assistance, resolve their problems, or satisfy their expectations; knows about available products and services; is committed to providing quality products and services. Oral Communication - Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, considering the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately. Problem Solving - Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives to make recommendations, and, You must address the specific specialized experience required for each grade level of this position on your resume or application or you will be rated "Ineligible" for that grade level.GS-14: To qualify you must have at least 1 full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the GS-13 level in the Federal service that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skill, and ability to perform successfully in this position. This experience may have been gained in a Non-Federal service position. In addition, this Specialized Experience must demonstrate the following: Experience in engagement with leadership, stakeholders, and other IT customers; and, Write and develop customer support procedures, standard operating procedures, and performance metrics for Information Technology organization/division; and, Supervise an Information Technology staff with responsibilities to include establishing and maintaining relationships with managers and stakeholders through engagement (such as: assigning work, formally monitoring performance, communicating with subordinate staff on critical issues, ensuring work projects are completed within established timeframes); and, Plan work to be accomplished and establish priorities and deadlines for employees based upon workload and abilities. Generally, time in Non-Pay status is not creditable towards the specialized experience requirement listed below. Federal status applicants must meet both Time-In-Grade AND experience requirements by the closing date of this announcement. However, if you have separated from the Federal Government for at least 52 weeks, you are not subject to the Time-in-Grade requirement. Time-In-Grade Requirement:GS-14: Must have held grade GS-13 for 52 weeks You may qualify based on experience. Experience: To receive credit, you must indicate the month and year as well as the average hours worked per week for each employer. Average work hours must be stated on the resume to quantify each period of work experience or that experience will not be credited toward meeting the specialized experience requirement.

Education

There is no educational substitution at this grade level.

Additional information on the qualification requirements is outlined in the OPM Qualifications Standards Handbook of General Schedule Positions. It is available for your review on OPM's Qualifications website: (opm.gov) Information Technology (IT) Management Series 2210 (Alternative A) (opm.gov)

Contacts

• Address Field Operations Center East - FOCE 101 Marietta Street NW, Suite 700 Atlanta, GA 30303 US
• Name: Winston Canady
• Email: [email protected]